California’s War Dead

    Clarence T. Spencer, 24

    Army, Private
    Balad, Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: San Diego
    He hated that word baby. 'Momma, I'm 20-something-years-old. Why you still calling me baby?' You could be 50, you're still my baby.
    — Juanita Spencer Cole, mother, on WFAA-TV in Fort Worth

    Spencer grew up in Texas, where he was a high school football star according to local news reports. His mother told WFAA-TV in Forth Worth that her son was on his fourth tour in Iraq when he was killed. He had served in the Marines before enlisting in the Army to be stationed closer to family.
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